HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 10/02/2018 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5-7, 20PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, meaningful rivalries among communities include the distinct characteristics
of proximity, competition, cooperation, and history and
WHEREAS, alumni of institutions of higher education like Colorado State University,
the University of Wyoming, and Laramie County Community College live, work, and play
together and have done so for more than one hundred years, and
WHEREAS, community rivalries carry sentiments of mutual respect, adventure and
interdependence and
WHEREAS, these characteristics are clearly present between Fort Collins and
communities in Wyoming such as Cheyenne and Laramie; and
WHEREAS, the downtown Fort Collins' regional trade area includes Southern
Wyoming, Southwest Nebraska and Northern Colorado; and
WHEREAS, 307 Wyoming Appreciation Weekend is part of the Downtown Fort Collins
Business Association's efforts to recognize the importance of our neighbors from Wyoming to
the on-going economic success of downtown Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Fort Collins Business Association would like to extend an
invitation to Wyoming residents to celebrate the long-standing relationship and competitive spirit
and interdependence; and
WHEREAS, participating downtown Fort Collins businesses will welcome Wyoming
residents and showcase the best entertainment, dining, and shopping experiences Old Town has
to offer; and
WHEREAS, a delegation from Fort Collins has traveled to Cheyenne to personally
invite our neighbors to Wyoming Appreciation Weekend.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins , do
hereby proclaim October 5-7, 2018 as
WYOMING APPRECIATION WEEKEND
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 2nd day of October, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk